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Calling all LGBTQA*+ artists!
Queers on Queerz: The Mechanical Cabaret is searching for submissions!Saturday, June 9 at 9:30pmin the Roxy on Gateway Theatre

Not your drag mother’s kiki. Celebrate PRIDE in style with the coolest kids in town. Dress to impress yourself in your Bauhaus Best*, see #yeg’s emerging queer artists take on the world, and end the night with a burn the roof down (sorry Roxy Theatre) dance party.

*Bauhaus was a rebellious a art and design movement which featured bold shapes, bright colours, and found fashion.

We are looking for short performance pieces. Submissions can be anything you want to showcase at an evening celebrating queerhood! They can be never performed before or old standards. Performance pieces should be a maximum of 10 minutes.

Please submit the following information to niuboi@niuboi.com by May 20th, 2018:

Who are you? (name, pronouns, contact info, social media handles)

What do you want to do at Queers on Queerz: The Mechanical Cabaret?

How many humans will be involved?

Will you need anything special for your performance? (Live music, projections, a microphone, sound played through the sound system, etc)

Please note! This is a 14+ event, so please do not submit pieces that contain nudity, sexual content, or encourage substance use. Want to know more about these guidelines? Let’s talk!